Show -- 79- Socorro County Mexico Now The Indians were none too friendly in their attitude toward the Hornons because of a rather severe plague of email-po- x which had Its Inception at Hamah and had raged unchecked in this area some time before The ?!ormono were charged by the Indians with having been responsible for the plague and consequently the animosity The Mormons in this group were of the Indians was natural not only confronted with the Indian menace but also had to contend with the cattlemen of that region The most bitter i enemies of 13 family this particular The Luna group happened to be the Luna brothers controlled through ownership and rentals large tracts of land surrounding the lands purchased This coon turned into a struggle of cattleby the Mormons man versus farmer a was- not unusual in that struggle IllIn order to carry out their first Interritorial times tentions the Mormons constructed a stockade to better protect their group from their adversaries the Indians and the So persistent was their fight that both native settlers protagonists soon saw the futility of further warfare and - - 13 Albuquerque Morning Journal 1579-9- 0 naaslm The Luna family had long been prominent in 1 territorial politico were Besides wielding oolitlcal Influence rather interested in seeing that no farmers came they into their grazing lands of the same feuds are colorfully treated by the American novelist Zane Grey Many aW A a & a w4& ZX it |